Our Story
Since childhood, Pam has enjoyed keeping spaces clean, tidy and artfully arranged. Having been raised by a nurse and a designer, cleanliness, functionality and visual tidiness in the home were values that she has carried throughout life. She especially loves preparing for guests by making rooms feel thoughtfully considered, clean & welcoming.
Her professional experience in housekeeping began as a teen at a summer conference centre, cleaning guest rooms and common areas with such quality that she was recognized for her work ethic. Her experience also includes housekeeping for a top-rated bed and breakfast in Halifax, a luxury campground in Prince Edward County, and over 30 Guelph-area clients. She has a background in art, design and textiles which gives her a great appreciation for materials and an attention to visual details.
After various experiences in cleaning, as well as teaching, designing, sewing, and administrative assistance, Pam began Wool & Flax Home Keeping (formerly Lemon & Lavender Home Keeping Co.) in 2020 with a vision for creating a home keeping service that was personalised, caring, excellent in quality, easy on the environment, and un-stressful for clients.
Pam has lived in Guelph since 2018, and she and her husband love being rooted in this beautiful city!
Purpose
Wool & Flax Home Keeping exists to beautify the places and spaces our clients live and host others in, in a holistic and life-giving manner. We would like to simplify and bring ease to our clients' lives by being attentive, warm, reliable, and excellent in our work.
We hope to inspire rest and relaxation by bringing a sense of calm and order to the beautiful homes we service in Guelph.
Our Values
We are grateful you’re considering Wool & Flax Home Keeping to meet the maintenance needs of your household. These are our top values, and if they resonate with you, we’d love to hear from you!
Beauty
Beauty inspires, brings hope, restores order and a sense of something bigger, beyond ourselves. It helps us dream again. It brings ease and calm inside. We desire to enhance the beauty already present in the homes we clean, and to bring greater beauty to spaces by ordering what has become disorderly over time & through use.
Excellence
Excellence reflects knowledge and skill. It exemplifies the importance of noticing details. We believe in doing all things well, learning, growing and improving all of the time.
Simplicity
Some of the most elegant things are simple in form. Simplicity removes the unnecessary, the fussy, the distracting and superfluous. It can bring ease and efficiency to our lives. We aim to bring simplicity to other’s lives by the way we work, and the finished result of our cleaning and organising.
Well-Being
The created world is good, with so many benefits for nourishment, healing and health. We believe that enjoying beautiful things and places should not cost our health in the short or long term. We can all work with more energy and vigour when we are feeling well--emotionally and physically. Our cleaning products are non-toxic and will leave the air in your home fresh and clean, without the headache.
Connection
People are the most prized of all created things, and each one is of great worth. We aim for personal connection with our clients as a way to let them know their worth, to let them know they are seen and cared for.